For birders struggling to figure out what kind of Redpoll they’re watching, new research from the University of Colorado Boulder says don’t worry—the different species are actually all one and the ...

Think telling sparrows apart is just not worth the effort? Our tips might change your mind. Identify sparrows by habitat, ...

Jul. 16—Some finches are common and easy to spot, while others can be tricky to identify. Laura Hulbert, a Tahlequah resident and bird enthusiast, said Fringillidae — the family finches fall into — ...

New research from CU Boulder confirms that there are not, in fact, multiple species of Redpoll Finches, as previously thought For birders struggling to figure out what kind of Redpoll they’re watching ...

Zebra finches have a more complex way of communicating than previously thought. A new study published in the journal Science found that the sociable songbird does not just recognize and organize ...

There are now at least 13 species of finches on the Galapagos Islands, each filling a different niche on different islands. All of them evolved from one ancestral species, which colonized the islands ...

When a bird spots a predator and emits an alarm call, do its neighbors think “predator” and then react? Or do they automatically freeze or fly away because that’s what they’re wired to do?